Wednesday, January 2, 2013

@3:43, 1/1/13

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"Rabid Ferrets" to the rescue.



1
Technology

Disruptions: The Real Hazards of E-Devices on Planes

If the Federal Aviation Administration does not re-evaluate its ban on device use during takeoff and landing, someone will be hurt, but not because of interference with the plane's avionics.
AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES; HANDHELD COMPUTERS; IPAD; SMARTPHONES; TABLET COMPUTERS; 

Panniced  fellow passengers is the best he can do.

2
Opinion

Brewing Up Confusion

Starbucks spreads nonsense about budgets and bipartisanship.
FEDERAL BUDGET (US); FEDERAL TAXES (US); 

This may be moot.  I will look again.

3
U.S.

Clinton’s Blood Clot Is Located Near Her Brain, Doctors Say

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton did not suffer any neurological damage, and her physicians said they expect she will make a full recovery.

This looks to be a minor event that is being resolved.

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U.S.

Tentative Deal Is Reached to Raise Taxes on the Wealthy

The Senate moved toward a vote to allow taxes to rise on the affluent and put off cuts in spending, but the House would not consider any deal until Tuesday, meaning Congress missed its deadline on the so-called fiscal cliff.
UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; FEDERAL BUDGET (US); FEDERAL TAXES (US); 

The House has not yet voted on the bill.  
 
5
Sports

In Starting Over, No Time to Lose

Even by the tumultuous standards of the end of an N.F.L. season, this season’s Black Monday stood out: a total of seven coaches and five managers were fired.
FOOTBALL; COACHES AND MANAGERS; SUSPENSIONS, DISMISSALS AND RESIGNATIONS; 

I am not knowledgeable enough to care about the games owners play.

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Opinion

Let’s Give Up on the Constitution

Our history is filled with constitutional disobedience. What’s kept our country stable isn’t parchment, but institutions and the sense that, as one nation, we must work out our differences.
CONSTITUTION (US); CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS; LAW AND LEGISLATION; FEDERAL BUDGET (US); 

The Supreme Court is the final judge of the permissibility of actions by the congress and the administration.  We need a court that is not blind to the situation of the nation.  At this time we do not have such a court.
When we get one, things will progress.
It is fear of the arbitrary judgement of this court that has us frozen.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Troubled Past for Suspect in Fatal Subway Push

Erika Menendez, charged with shoving a stranger to his death under a train in Queens, has a long history with New York City’s law enforcement and mental health establishments.
MENTAL HEALTH AND DISORDERS; MURDERS AND ATTEMPTED MURDERS;

The mental health system of the City of New York is broken as it has been for many years.
 
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U.S.

A Showdown Long Foreseen

The struggle over how to reach a broad Congressional tax agreement is not just the latest partisan showdown but rather the culmination of two years of escalating fiscal confrontations.
UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; FEDERAL BUDGET (US); FEDERAL TAXES (US); 

This will go on for two years or more.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/as-swing-districts-dwindle-can-a-divided-house-stand/
 
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U.S.

Lure of Green Cards Brings Big Investments for Remote Resort in Vermont

Developers with big plans for Jay Peak and nearby Newport have got millions in financing under a program that gives foreigners a green card in exchange for a $500,000 investment.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS; IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION; 

I am not comfortable with this scheme.
I would want to see the books of last year at Jay peak before I put money into this project.  Are they fully booked and do they draw repeat customers would be my first questions.
The odor of fraud is strong.
 
10
Health

What You Think You Know (but Don't) About Wise Eating

Joe Schwarcz, a scientist at McGill University, sets the record straight on a host of widely circulated nutritional falsehoods.
DIET AND NUTRITION; FOOD; MEAT; NUTS; ORGANIC FOODS AND PRODUCTS; SEAFOOD; SUSTAINABLE LIVING; TRANS FATTY ACIDS; VITAMINS;

I want more content.

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Crosswords/Games

A Roman Numerals Puzzle

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U.S.

Lure of Green Cards Brings Big Investments for Remote Resort in Vermont

Developers with big plans for Jay Peak and nearby Newport have got millions in financing under a program that gives foreigners a green card in exchange for a $500,000 investment.
Foreign Investments; Immigration and Emigration; 

U.S.

Lure of Green Cards Brings Big Investments for Remote Resort in Vermont

Developers with big plans for Jay Peak and nearby Newport have got millions in financing under a program that gives foreigners a green card in exchange for a $500,000 investment.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS; IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION; 

I am not comfortable with this scheme.
I would want to see the books of last year at Jay peak before I put money into this project.  Are they fully booked and do they draw repeat customers would be my first questions.
The odor of fraud is strong.



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1
Opinion

Coal Giant Drops Claim That it is 'the Global Leader in Clean Energy Solutions'

A giant coal company drops its Web claim that it is the global leader in clean energy.
Air Pollution; Coal; Mines and Mining; Peabody Energy Corporation; 

 "Clean coal is a dirty joke".
 
2
Opinion

America in 2012, as Told in Charts

Nine charts tell the story of the United States in 2012.
Federal Budget (US); Federal Taxes (US); Income Inequality; Labor and Jobs; National Debt (US); Recession and Depression; United States Economy; 

A dramatic presentation.


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Health

Really? Dieting Is a Short-lived New Year's Resolution

A study of Google searches on diet-related keywords indicates that people are more likely to consider dieting in December and January, but interest drops off sharply thereafter.
New Year; Obesity; Weight; 

Exercise and diet are important.  Key is appetite control.
There are two ways to do that. 
An unvaried diet or multiple tiny meals.
I have seen both work.

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Crosswords/Games

A Roman Numerals Puzzle

Celebrate the new year with this Roman numeral challenge.
Christmas; Creativity; Gifts; Mathematics; Puzzles; 

Not tonight.  I have a headache.


5
Science

Clock Time and Sun Time

Any time plan can be adopted by human beings, but whether year-round daylight saving time would achieve its chief goal — saving energy — is another question.
Daylight Saving Time; Energy Efficiency; Seasons and Months; 

I find myself putting in two days per day.
I am usually moving by ten in the morning.
It is all just habit.  Late evenings are not interrupted.
 
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N.Y. / Region

What to Expect in New York in 2013

The Times’s Metro reporters predict next year’s news in the city and region.
Budgets and Budgeting; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Politics and Government; Environment; Economic Conditions and Trends; 

Just filler.

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Multimedia

The Human Toll of Europe's Economic Statistics

Europe's sovereign debt crisis has largely been a story told through numbers. Telling that story photographically, however, has required looking beyond common depictions of demonstrations or evictions - at how Europeans actually live the crisis.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Gross Domestic Product; Labor and Jobs; Photography; Unemployment; 

This was supposed to be impossible in our time.

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Health

Texas: Judge Approves Cuts to Planned Parenthood

A state judge ruled Monday that Texas can cut off financing to Planned Parenthood’s family planning programs for poor women.
Decisions and Verdicts; Birth Control and Family Planning; Women and Girls; 

There is an opportunity here for a  bus service.
Texas wants to source the adoption business.
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Health

Warm Lentil Salad With Balsamic Roast Squash

A lentil salad with a cumin-scented vinaigrette.
Lentils; Squash (Vegetable); Recipes; Veganism; Diet and Nutrition; Medicine and Health; 

Reads as good.
 
10
Health

Employers Must Offer Family Care, Affordable or Not

The Obama administration said Monday that employers must offer health insurance to employees and their children, but will not be subject to any penalties if family coverage is unaffordable to workers.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; 

This is a non starter.  Low income workers pay very little income tax.
No tax, no tax credit, no insurance.  
 
11
Opinion

How Many Slaves Work for You?

We need a new Emancipation Proclamation to free the millions still held in servitude worldwide.
Human Trafficking; Slavery; Blacks; 

We can and must act within our borders.

12
Health

Knowing You Carry a Cancer Gene

If you carry a gene mutation that greatly increases your risk of cancer, when does knowing about it become too much to handle?
Breast Cancer; Cancer; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Genetics and 
Heredity; 

We all roll the dice every day.
So far there are no immortal people.
Human life is a terminal condition.

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N.Y. / Region

Woman Sought After 2nd Fatal Shove Onto Subway Tracks This Month

A woman in her early 20s is blamed for shoving a man, identified as Sunando Sen, to his death at an elevated subway station in Queens.
Subways; Railroad Accidents and Safety; Transit Systems; 

The mental health system is broken.
 
14
Science

Light Absorption Speeding Arctic Ice Melt

A new study in Geophysical Research Letters, based on a first-of-its-kind survey, reports that the ocean beneath Arctic ice is absorbing increasing amounts of solar energy.
Ice; Solar Energy; 

Where is the rest of this report?  I want the technical details.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Manhattan Couple Stored Bomb-Making Items, Police Say

The police charged a young couple with criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of an explosive substance after a search of their Greenwich Village apartment.
Search and Seizure; Bombs and Explosives; 

Early reports.  
Eight grams is a sample quantity.   
A shotgun shell has much more explosive power.
There may be more to this story.

16
Health

The Confusion of Pill Coloring

Researchers tracking prescriptions for anti-epileptic drugs found that compared with patients whose pills remained the same, those whose pills' color was changed were 53 percent more likely to stop buying them.
Color; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Medicine and Health; 

Yes.
 
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Multimedia

Israel's Flourishing Russian Culture

Oded Balilty thought he knew Israel, the country he grew up in, pretty well. But when he photographed Israel's Russian-speaking immigrant community, he learned he had a lot to learn.
Immigration and Emigration; Jews and Judaism; Photography; 

Yes
 
18
Opinion

A Broken System for Tracking Guns

The agency charged with stopping illegal firearm sales needs leadership and new rules
Gun Control; Editorials; Series; 

The GOP is at the bottom of it.

I see that the Fiscal Deal has passed the house.

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Science

Birds Found to Have Emotional Reactions to Song

Female white-throated sparrows were found to respond to the songs of male sparrows in the same way as humans listening to pleasant music.
Birds; Research; Music; 

Hard wired.
 
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Health

Inflammation Byproduct Linked to Stress

Danish researchers found that the C-reactive protein, a byproduct of inflammation in the body, was associated with a greater risk of psychological stress and clinical depression.
Anxiety and Stress; Depression (Mental); Mental Health and Disorders;


We do keep learning.  Progress is slow.


Time to sleep for me.


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